Housing in SW18 5PB
What the homes in SW18 5PB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Merton Road
- Council
- Wandsworth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,486 (2024)
SW18 5PBLondon
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (73.5%). Flats make up 22.4%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SW18 5PB area is above that, at 76.5%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 19.4% of households against 20.5%. 29.1% own outright and 47.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned76.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented19.4%20.5%
- Social rented3.9%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.8 people living in it. 16.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 38.3%. 40.5% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Wandsworth
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Wandsworth, August 2026, +4.2% on a year earlier. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood SW18 5PB sits in (Merton Road): about 1,486 residents.
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.